Health Care

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Hunnicutt discusses lack of leisure time for working adults

Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Ben Hunnicutt, UI leisure studies professor and author of "Free Time: The Forgotten American Dream," discusses the drop in leisure time and how thinkers from Whitman to Henry Luce were convinced that leisure time was considered an essential component of the American Dream.
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UI's rec center pegged third 'most amazing' in the country

Wednesday, March 27, 2013
A website that ranks colleges on various points has pegged the University of Iowa’s Campus Recreation and Wellness Center the third “most amazing” campus student recreation center in the country. (Note: A paid subscription may be required.)

Cancer care may be closer than you think

Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Research from the University of Iowa suggests that cancer care is more accessible in rural areas than thought, and this increased accessibility should be considered as changes are made in the health care system under the Affordable Care Act.
Dr. Terry Wahls holds a bin full of brightly colored vegetables and fruits

UI doctor with MS suggests caveman diet

Monday, March 25, 2013
Terry Wahls, a medical doctor and UI professor, has developed "The Wahls Protocol," also the title of a forthcoming book, about the special diet she's developed, which involves eating a diet similar to what cavemen would have eaten.
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Cancer in Iowa report shows breast cancer rate dropping in Iowa

Monday, March 25, 2013
The breast cancer mortality rate in Iowa has dropped significantly over the past 20 years, UI doctors said Wednesday, a trend they expect to continue thanks to better screening and treatment advancements. The data is from the Cancer in Iowa 2013 report.

UI's Anderson shares insights on brain health

Friday, March 22, 2013
Brain health is the focus of an upcoming presentation by Dr. Steven Anderson, director of the neuropsychological rehabilitation laboratory at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine.
Waverly Fire Rescue respond to a call involving two men trapped in a grain bin at Scheider's Milling Inc. in Waverly, Iowa Thursday, Mar. 14, 2013. (TIFFANY RUSHING / Courier Staff Photographer)

Donham discusses grain bin hazards for farmers

Thursday, March 21, 2013
Chemicals such as phosphine gas, used to control pests, can also be a hazard in bins—particularly at harvest time—according to Kelley Donham, director of the UI's Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, in a story on the risks grain bins pose to farmers.

Cancer in Iowa

Wednesday, March 20, 2013
The latest annual report on cancer in Iowa estimates 6,400 Iowans will die from cancer in 2013, 17 times the number of deaths caused by auto fatalities. In addition, an estimated 17,300 new cancers will be diagnosed among Iowa residents, according to the “Cancer in Iowa: 2013” report released today by the State Health Registry of Iowa, based in the University of Iowa College of Public Health.

Intergenerational initiative

Wednesday, March 20, 2013
The Senior Project connects high school students with area seniors. Their work together will result in written portraits of new friends made across the generations.
Natalya Hutchinson tags herself on a map where she will begin her medical residency during University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Match Day at the Medical Education and Biomedical Research Facility atrium on Friday, March 15, 2013. David Scrivner /

Match Day: 137 med students learn their fates

Monday, March 18, 2013
Natalya Hutchinson was among the 137 medical students in the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine who found out where they will serve their residencies during Match Day 2013.

Media Advisory: Cancer in Iowa 2013 report briefing

Monday, March 18, 2013
The annual "Cancer in Iowa" report issued by the State Health Registry of Iowa, based in the University of Iowa College of Public Health, will be released on Wednesday, March 20. The report includes county-by-county statistics, summaries of new research projects, and a section focused on breast cancer, the most commonly registered cancer among women in Iowa. The news briefing will feature key...
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UI medical students receive residency assignments on Match Day

Friday, March 15, 2013
Fourth-year students in the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine today took part in Match Day, the annual event where medical students nationwide learn where they will begin their medical residency training following graduation